Is installing water cooling safe?

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onni313

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I'm going to buy this AIO water cooler called: ''ID-Cooling FROSTFLOW 240L-B ''. One of my friends lost his 1800$ computer cause of the water cooler when the pump somehow ''Came off'' and the water spreaded all over away. So that got me wondering, what are the chances to happen the same thing to me? I've got experience building computers, but i've never installed a water cooler so that got me kinda scared
 
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Is it "safe"? Reasonably safe, yes. BUT, at the end of the day, you are putting liquid in close proximity to electronic components, so it's not without risk.

Your friend may well have just got a defective unit, which is a risk.
The cooler itself reviews well.
https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7438/id-cooling-frostflow-240l-cpu-liquid-cooler-review/index7.html

If in doubt though, there are sizeable air coolers which will rival most AIO's, like the NH-D15 from Noctua - and has no risk of leaks.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $88.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available...
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Barty1884

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Is it "safe"? Reasonably safe, yes. BUT, at the end of the day, you are putting liquid in close proximity to electronic components, so it's not without risk.

Your friend may well have just got a defective unit, which is a risk.
The cooler itself reviews well.
https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7438/id-cooling-frostflow-240l-cpu-liquid-cooler-review/index7.html

If in doubt though, there are sizeable air coolers which will rival most AIO's, like the NH-D15 from Noctua - and has no risk of leaks.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $88.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-16 18:28 EST-0500
 
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n0ns3ns3

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there is no such thing as "safe" in this universe.
putting AiO into a computer is kinda bad idea, but not for the "safety" reason.
the thing is that decent air cooler does same or better cooling job at lower noise.
And they cost less.
And there is no liquid that can ruin your computer in them.
 
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I've installed lots of water coolers for customers over the years. Yet I've only seen a handful of systems brought in with leak issues. The worst I had seen was a system that had an i7-3960X CPU & 4-way GTX 980 Ti video cards installed(this was back when they were still top of the line). They used some inexpensive AIO Thermaltake water cooler and it leaked. Miraculously, the CPU still worked as did 2 of the 980's(everything else had to be replaced).

If you are going to get a water cooler, check reviews and don't buy a cheap one.
 
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